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Athlete of the Week: Women’s Tennis’ Esther Lee

Athlete of the Week: Women’s Tennis’ Esther Lee
The sophomore soared to back-to-back victories this past week.
Andi Basista, News Editor March 13, 2019

Women’s tennis is halfway through their 2019 season with a winning record at 5-4. Sophomore Esther Lee has been showing her strength by stepping up in tough matches and displaying consistency throughout the season, but has begun to peak in the recent weeks. Lee was able to lead her team to a big...

Women’s tennis crushes Poets

Women’s tennis crushes Poets
The Eagles shutout Whittier college, 5-0.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 23, 2019

Women’s tennis dominated Whittier College Saturday morning at the Biola Tennis Center. It was a team effort that resulted in a clean 5-0 sweep in favor of the Eagles. First came the doubles matches, and sophomore Esther Lee and junior Lauren Lee finished their No. 1 doubles match on top, 6-2. The...

Women’s tennis shut down by Cal State LA

Women’s tennis shut down by Cal State LA
The Eagles suffer tough loss to the Golden Eagles.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 19, 2019

Women’s tennis took a tough loss against Cal State Los Angeles during Monday’s away match in Los Angeles, defeated by a score of 6-1. Biola could not break through the Golden Eagles’ powerful play in both the singles and doubles matches, and this domination rewarded Cal State LA with their second...

The woman behind the Special Olympics at Biola

Tennis coach Dee Henry instructs her athlete.
The Biola tennis courts serve as the ground for awareness and acceptance by welcoming challenged athletes.
Thecla Li, Managing Editor November 10, 2018

Coach Dee Henry is the former head of women’s tennis at Biola, a member of the board of directors for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, still teaches undergraduate tennis PE courses and has worked with challenged athletes for over two decades, but at the center of all of that is simply a woman...

Women’s tennis breaks losing streak

Women’s tennis breaks losing streak
Women’s tennis breaks slump with win over Whitworth.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 28, 2018

The women’s tennis team entered the Biola Tennis Center on March 28 in a major slump, unable to pick up a win since all the way back on Feb. 22 against Hope International University. They finally broke out of that slump in their match versus the Whitworth University Pirates, winning 7-2 to improve...

Tennis struggles versus Hawaii

Cooper Dowd, Freelance Writer March 27, 2018

Biola hosted University of Hawaii Hilo on March 26 and hoped to gain some momentum after their match with Arizona Christian University was rained out on March 21. The women’s team started the day off with some close matches but lost 9-0.  The men fared better against Hilo but still fell short...

Tennis beaten by Point Loma

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice February 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis competed at the Biola Tennis Center on Feb. 17 against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. It marked the first home match of the season for the men’s team and the second for the women. The men never really got their footing as they lost all six singles matches...

Tennis swept by Azusa

Tennis swept by Azusa
Neither of the men’s and women’s teams were able claim a single win in the Cornerstone Cup matchup.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice February 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis welcomed archrivals Azusa Pacific University for their first tennis competition in NCAA Division II and the PacWestconference. The Eagles two squads came into the matches a combined 1-7, while the Cougars boasted a combined record of 8-1. Despite Biola’s best efforts,...

Conference tennis tournament shows signs of improvement

Courtesy of Tim Goozen
The women’s team shone in the tournament, while the men’s team struggled but still found silver linings.
Carter Baumgartner, Writer April 27, 2017
The women’s team shone in the tournament, while the men’s team struggled but still found silver linings.

Men’s and women’s tennis fall in conference tournament

Chak Hee Lo/THE CHIMES [file]
The Eagles women lost in semifinals while the men dropped their first match.
Carter Baumgartner, Writer April 25, 2017
The Eagles women lost in semifinals while the men dropped their first match.

Santa Barbara brings bittersweet results

Amelia Mowry/THE CHIMES [file]
Men’s tennis loses to Westmont 5-4, but women’s tennis wins against the Warriors for the first time since 2014.
Dale Fredriks, Writer April 4, 2017
Men’s tennis loses to Westmont 5-4, but women’s tennis wins against the Warriors for the first time since 2014.

Eagles grow past early season struggles

Amelia Mowry/THE CHIMES
Biola women’s tennis picked up their second straight win with a comfortable victory over Pacific Lutheran University.
Carter Baumgartner, Writer March 29, 2017
Biola women’s tennis picked up their second straight win with a comfortable victory over Pacific Lutheran University.